Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of people from Richmond Hill, Ontario


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The result was speedy keep. Despite their use of the word "deleted", the nominator is asking that this list be merged back to the parent article from which it was split. Per WP:SK and WP:ATD, this is plainly a matter to be dealt with through normal editing and discussion. postdlf (talk) 03:16, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

List of people from Richmond Hill, Ontario

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This list has just 26 names on it and should be deleted. The names should be placed back onto the parent article. The "notable people" section of city and town articles is a fundamental component of the article, and removing it--with so few names--lessons the quality of the article. The notable people section is also a red-hot area for unsourced content. This issue is addressed in WP:DOAL, which states that a disadvantage of a list is that it "can become bogged down with entries that cannot be reliably sourced and do not meet the requirements for inclusion in the encyclopaedia". Keeping the notable people section in the parent article will assure that the section is patrolled by more editors. WikiProject Canadian communities offers no advice, while US Cities states "if the section grows then it may be split out...into a stand alone article or list". As well, WP:SPINOFF states that "sometimes, when an article gets too long...an unduly large section of the article is made into its own highly detailed subarticle". With just 26 names, this list is hardly "too long" that it needs its own article. Magnolia677 (talk) 00:52, 22 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep. I think you might have jumped the gun a little too fast on this one. I've since added about 18 names to the list for a total of just under 50 names or so. Who are you to say the article is too short? There are thousands of stubs out there that are there for the purpose of starting and initiating content creation. Lots of the "List of people from x city" articles are in an incomplete phase because there are just too many people to track and include in the article. With this article created it will prompt more names to be added. I think the current length is just fine a constitutes an article. The list of notable people section in the Richmond Hill article before was clunky and jumbled and didn't include an easy to follow list and was also missing dozens of names. Also, with list of people articles like this, citations are not usually necessary; a few of many examples: List of people from Fort Worth, Texas, List of people from British Columbia, List of people from New York, List of people from Alabama. I think you may still have some "beef" with me from the past to be honest. You've been watching me like a hawk ever since. I want to let you know, as an editor I've changed drastically. Please get over the past because I really think you have not. Also User:PKT can you give some input as I see you reviewed this article when I created it as well as thanked me for its creation. Thanks. Vaselineeeeeeee (talk) 01:22, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions.  sst  ✈  02:01, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions.  sst  ✈  02:01, 22 January 2016 (UTC)


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